1 Thessalonians 4:9
Strong's Lexicon
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

about
Περὶ (Peri)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4012: From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.

brotherly love,
φιλαδελφίας (philadelphias)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5360: Brotherly love, love of Christian brethren. From philadelphos; fraternal affection.

you do
ἔχετε (echete)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

not
οὐ (ou)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

need [anyone]
χρείαν (chreian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5532: From the base of chraomai or chre; employment, i.e. An affair; also occasion, demand, requirement or destitution.

to write
γράφειν (graphein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1125: A primary verb; to 'grave', especially to write; figuratively, to describe.

to you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

because
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you
ὑμεῖς (hymeis)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.

yourselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

have been
ἐστε (este)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

taught by God
θεοδίδακτοί (theodidaktoi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 2312: Taught by God, divinely instructed. From theos and didasko; divinely instructed.

to love
ἀγαπᾶν (agapan)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 25: To love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem. Perhaps from agan; to love.

one another.
ἀλλήλους (allēlous)
Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 240: One another, each other. Genitive plural from allos reduplicated; one another.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

Young's Literal Translation
And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of [my] writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

New American Standard Bible
Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for [anyone] to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

King James Bible
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other.

New Living Translation
But we don't need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.

English Standard Version
Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another,

New American Standard Bible
Now as to the love of the brethren, you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another;

King James Bible
But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
About brotherly love: You don't need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

International Standard Version
Now you do not need anyone to write to you about brotherly love, since you have been taught by God to love each other.

NET Bible
Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

American Standard Version
But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

English Revised Version
But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

Young's Literal Translation
And concerning the brotherly love, ye have no need of my writing to you, for ye yourselves are God-taught to love one another,
















Cross References
Jeremiah 31:33
But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Jeremiah 31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

John 6:45
It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Romans 12:10
Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

2 Corinthians 9:1
For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

Philippians 3:15
Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

1 Thessalonians 5:1
But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

Hebrews 13:1
Let brotherly love continue.

1 John 2:27
But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

1 Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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